Now that cancer treatment costs will no longer be covered 100% in Singapore, the importance of having a supplementary rider for your hospitalisation plan is more crucial than ever before. But which one should you get? If you don’t already know, a massive change for ALL Integrated Shield plans (IP) in Singapore has just taken effect from 1 April 2023 onwards. Patients will no longer be able to claim for the full costs of their cancer treatment coverage “as charged”, and claims will now be limited to the drugs on the Ministry of Health’s Cancer Drug List (CDL) (view it here) – up to a maximum of 5 times the coverage of the basic MediShield Life. Being treated for cancer is already a stressful affair. Now, that’s going to get worse, as you have to start worrying about having enough cash to pay until you complete your cancer treatments. And...
